Starring transfers to the Anteaters' men's basketball team

Chin named All-American.

Starring has signed a written offer of financial aid and will be eligible immediately with the Anteaters since Centenary is reclassifying its athletic program from NCAA Division I to Division III. He has three years of eligibility remaining.

"Daman is an experienced player who has had success at the D-I level," Turner said in a release. "He helps fill some of our needs with his versatility and the ability to play all three perimeter positions.

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"He gets to the paint, is a solid ball-handler and a good three-point shooter. He sees himself as a shut-down defender."

Starring played for El Toro High as a senior.

As a redshirt freshman this past season, Starring averaged 11.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists for Centenary. He posted 16 games of double-figure scoring with a high of 27 points in a 95-76 win over Texas College. He scored 19 points against Louisiana Tech, hitting 5 of 7 threes, and added seven rebounds and four assists.

Starring hit double digits in each of the season's final seven games and 11 of the last 13. He started 28 games, played a team-leading 33.1 minutes per game and also led the Gents with 46 steals.

Starring was named the state of Louisiana's Freshman of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Assn. in a vote that included candidates from schools such as LSU, Louisiana Tech and Louisiana-Lafayette.

As a senior at El Toro in 2006-07 Starring was named first team All-Sea View League after helping lead the Chargers to the league title and the second round of the state playoffs. Starring led the team in rebounding at 5.8 boards per game and he also averaged 9.2 points and 3.1 assists for El Toro, which was 24-4 overall and 9-1 in the Sea View League.

Starring attended Summit College Prep in Simi Valley in 2007-08 prior to joining the Centenary College program.

The Regional Round game is part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic and will be the first meeting between the universities. No matter what happens in the game, the Illini will join Pittsburgh, Texas, and Maryland in the championship rounds of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City Nov. 18-19.